The recent beetle drive was a huge success with some 100 children and adults attending. The noise levels rose as the children got closer to completing a beetle and it was great to see all the smiling faces (and not just from the children). The evening also raised over £100! This will be added to the … Read more
Today Oak Class went on a minibeast hunt on the field and in our nature area. The children wrote their own checklists and we found a plethora of little critters. From slugs and snails to beetles and butterflies we found everything on our lists and more. Everyone was excited and it opened great conversations about … Read more
The children have been doing some amazing maths work over the last couple of weeks. Our focus has been on looking at patterns of numbers beyond 20 to 100, developing spatial reasoning skills and understanding the language that can be be used to help with addition and subtraction. Here are just a few highlights of … Read more
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Tea Party We will be holding the tea party for the children on the afternoon of Thursday 26th May. The children will all watch each class or year group perform their dances through the decades. Then, we will have a traditional tea party in class groups, followed by traditional games on … Read more
With the lovely weather we’ve been having, it’s been great to get outside for some of our lessons. Holly class enjoyed a wild flower hunt last week, they looked carefully to identify different species. We also went outside for our art lesson to do some sketching from nature. The children were looking closely at shape … Read more
This half term in Design and Technology, Year One have been learning all about healthy eating. We started by learning what makes a healthy snack, then went on to practise preparing different fruit and vegetables – grating, squeezing, slicing and peeling. The children went on to design their own healthy kebab, followed their plan to … Read more
After rain delayed our previous attempt, we had a lovely sunny afternoon for netball today. There was some excellent play throughout the tournament, which all spectators enjoyed. We had cheering, chanting and a lot of excitement, as the rest of the school supported our teams. In the end, the last game turned into the decider … Read more
Last term in DT, Year 6 worked on their sewing skills. We looked at examples of cushion covers and thought about the appearance and function of each one. We assessed different fabrics and learnt how to sew using different techniques. We then had the chance to design and make our own cushion cover, putting our … Read more
Year 6 are looking at Watercolour paint in Art this term. Last week we starting by trying out different techniques. This week we have been using these different techniques, as well as mixing colours, to paint trees. We hope you agree they are simply stunning!
We are looking at how plants grow in Science at the moment in Year 2. We have been talking about all the things they need and we are conducting an experiment to find out. We have all planted a runner bean seed and we are going to watch how they grow. We have also planted … Read more
